Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher is a 2014 American biographical sports true crime drama film produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, the film stars Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film's plot is loosely based on the events surrounding multimillionaire E.I. du Pont family heir and wrestling enthusiast John du Pont's 1986 recruitment of two 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist wrestlers, Mark Schultz and his older brother David, to help coach U.S. wrestlers for participation in national, world, and Olympic competition, and the subsequent murder of David by du Pont in January 1996. Foxcatcher received critical acclaim for the three lead actors' performances, Miller's direction, and the film's visual style and tone. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Miller won the Best Director Award. The film had three Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Picture. The film was nominated for five Oscars at the 2015 Academy Awards, including a Best Actor nomination for Carell, Best Supporting Actor for Ruffalo and Best Director for Miller. It became the first film to be nominated for Best Director but not Best Picture since 2008, when Julian Schnabel was nominated for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, two years before the Academy extended its maximum number of Best Picture nominees to 10 films.

Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 74 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
2014
134
$9,744,477
Website
2,197 Views
Ambition. Power. Control.
Based on the shocking true story.

[Mark's first meeting with John du Pont]

John du Pont:
You look good. You look strong. Fit.

Mark Schultz:
Thank you, sir.

John du Pont:
Feeling confident? [Mark nods yes] That's one of the most important elements of entering a match is feeling the confidence, knowing that you're going to win. Feeling it inside. If you get - go to a match knowing you're going to win that match, odds are you're going to win that match. You're training with your brother Dave?

Mark Schultz:
Yes, sir.

John du Pont:
Great Dave Schultz?

Mark Schultz:
Yeah.

John du Pont:
And I'm talking to the great Mark Schultz. Do you have any idea why I asked you to come here?

Mark Schultz:
No.

John du Pont:
No. Well, Mark, do you - do you have any idea who I am?

Mark Schultz:
No. No.

John du Pont:
Some rich guy calls you on the phone. I want the great Mark Schultz to come visit me. Well, I'm a - I'm a wrestling coach. And I have a deep love of the sport of wrestling. And I wanted to speak with you about your future. About what you hope to achieve. What do you hope to achieve, Mark?

Mark Schultz:
Well, I wanna be the best in the world. I wanna go to the Worlds and win gold. I wanna go to the '88 Olympics and win gold.

John du Pont:
Good. I'm proud of you. Are you getting the support that you need?

Mark Schultz:
What do you mean, sir?

John du Pont:
Well, you know how the soviets support their wrestlers.

Mark Schultz:
I do.

John du Pont:
Mark, we as a nation have failed to honor you. And that's a problem. Not just for you, but for our society. When we fail to honor that which should be honored, it's a problem. It's a canary in a coal mine. Do you bird-watch?

Mark Schultz:
Uh, no.

John du Pont:
You can learn a lot from birds. I'm an ornithologist. But more importantly, I am a patriot. And I want to see this country soar again.

Mark Schultz:
I want that too.

John du Pont:
I can see that.


Share your thoughts on Foxcatcher's quotes with the community:

0 Comments

    Quote of the Day Today's Quote | Archive

    Would you like us to send you a FREE inspiring quote delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this movie page to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Foxcatcher Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quotes.net/movies/foxcatcher_quotes_122537>.

    Know another quote from Foxcatcher?

    Don't let people miss on a great quote from the "Foxcatcher" movie - add it here!

    Quiz

    Are you a quotes master?

    »
    In which movie does this quote appear: "Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ?
    A Shawshank Redemption
    B Die Hard
    C Blues Brothers
    D Mission: Impossible